Congratulation to Dr. Pakawadee Kaewkanetra, Associate Professor, Faculty of Technology and Researcher of Alternative Energy Research and Development (AERD), Faculty of Engineering, KKU has been awarded an Institutional Link (IL) 2019-2020 by The Newton Fund, UK.
The IL Fund is the fund initiated and considered by Newton Fund UK. The objectives of the fund are promotion and support a collaborative research between universities in Thailand and United Kingdom. For the year 2019 more than 50 proposal applications were submitted to get supporting from Newton Fund, UK. However, only 4 universities have been announced. The IL fund is the cooperation for matching fund between Newton Fund, UK and Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), Thailand under the coordinator of British Council (BC), Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr. Pakawadee Kaewkannetra, one of awardees, could win the fund and will create the research link with Dr. James Winterburn, from Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, UK entitled “Holistic biomass valorisation via biobased chemicals production”. The IL project already launched since from 17 February 2020 through 17 February 2021.
IL Activities and Project Time Line
- January 31st, 2020: Announcement for Institution Links (IL) Fund 2019/2020 (See Announcement)
- February 5th 2020: IL Fund Orientation (See Programme and Briefing Project Presentation)
- February 24th-26th, 2020: Survey and Collection of Biomass Wastes in Southern areas of Thailand (Ratchaburi, Phetburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan)
- March 6th-7th, 2020: Thai Researchers Group Meeting at the Faculty of Engineering, Price Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.
Link
- Briefing Programme for Institutional Links 2019/20
- Holistic biomass valorisation via biobased chemicals production
KHOK KAEN UNIVERSITY (KKU) & THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (UoM)
Successfully Sign Collaboration Agreement
Professor Dr. Monchai Dungjinda, Vice President for Research and Academic, Khon Kaen University, Thailand has been signed collaboration agreement with Mrs. Lasa Murphy, Solicitor-Head of Contracts, on behalf of The University of Manchester, UK under an Institutional Link (IL) Fund 2019-2020 awarded by The Newton Fund, UK.
UoM has been awarded a grant from The British Council (the UK Funder) and KKU has been awarded a grant from Thai Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (the Thai Funder) in respect of a research project entitled “Holistic biomass valorisation via bio-based chemicals production”. The UK Principal investigator is Dr. James Winterburn at Manchester meanwhile The Thai Principal investigator is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pakawadee Kaewkannetra. The Project shall commence on 17th February 2020 and shall continue for twelve months (12 months).
IL Activities and Project Time Lines
- January 31st, 2020: Announcement for Institution Links (IL) Fund 2019/2020 (See Announcement).
- February 5th 2020: IL Fund Orientation (See Programme and Briefing Project Presentation).
- February 24th-26th, 2020: Survey and Collection of Biomass Wastes in Southern areas of Thailand (Ratchaburi, Phetburi and Prachuap KhiriKhan). (See The Survey Trip)
- March 6th-7th, 2020: Thai Researchers Group Meeting at the Faculty of Engineering, Price Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. (Has been cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak).
- April 22nd, 2020: Khon Kaen University has signed the collaboration agreement with The University of Manchester, UK (See The Collaboration Agreement).
- July 13rd, 2020: Meet the journalist (See the details and photos)
